Aircraft News - Latin America / Caribbean.Jun 25, 2007 Aerolineas Argentinas, Airbus, Boeing Aerolineas Argentinas is taking delivery of the second of seven Boeing 737-500s this month. Remaining aircraft will arrive in July, September, October (two) and November. The carrier said it also will take an Airbus A310 and A340 next month, a second A310 in August and a second A340 "later this year." Jun 18, 2007 Air Antilles Express Air Antilles Express is an airline based in Guadeloupe. It is a regional airline operating scheduled services between the islands of the French West Indies and to Saint Lucia. Its services are operated by Air Guyane Express using 2 ATR 42 aircraft. , ATR ATR Achilles tendon reflex, see Ankle reflex ATR signed an MOU (Minutes Of Usage) A metric used to compute billing and/or statistics for telephone calls or other network use. with Air Antilles Express of Guadeloupe for two ATR 42-500s valued at $30 million. Jun 22, 2007 Airbus, Avianca Airbus said it had signed a contract to sell 19 planes worth USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $1.9 billion at list prices to Colombian airline Avianca. Airbus said in a statement that Avianca had ordered 14 A320 series planes and five of its twin-aisle A330-200 model. Airbus has been hit by delays to its A380 superjumbo, which caused a slump in the 2006 profits of parent company EADS EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company N.V. EADS Expeditionary Air Defense System (USMC) EADS Extended Air Defense Systems EADS Environmental Assessment Data System EADS Echelons Above Division Study . It has announced deals for more than 500 planes at this week's Paris air show The Paris Air Show (Salon International de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace, Paris-Le Bourget) is an international trade fair for the aerospace business. It is held at Le Bourget airport near Paris, France every odd year, alternating both with the Farnborough International . Jun 22, 2007 Copa Airlines, Boeing, Panama Aerospace Engineering Singapore Technologies Aerospace announced that subsidiary Panama Aerospace Engineering commenced operations. First aircraft to enter the facility constructed at a former US military base was a Copa Airlines Boeing 737-700 in for a 4C check and additional modifications. Jun 22, 2007 Embraer London City's future appears assured with news from the Paris Air Show that the Embraer 170 has been certificated for the steep approached pattern required at the airport. Aircraft normally approach an airport at an angle of 3 degrees, but due to London City's closeness to built-up area's it was agreed when the airport was approved in 1986 that a 5 degree glidescope be used in order to keep noise to a minimum. Jun 20, 2007 Embraer Embraer's first four- to six-passenger $2.75m Phenom 100 very light jet (VLJ VLJ Very Light Jet (aircraft) ), launched by the firm in May 2005, is now headed for final assembly with the first flight due in the summer. The second Phenom VLJ is already in the initial assembly process Jun 18, 2007 Embraer Embraer said it is expanding its partnership with CAE (1) (Computer-Aided Engineering) Software that analyzes designs which have been created in the computer or that have been created elsewhere and entered into the computer. to include initial and recurrent pilot training on both the E-170 and E-190 as well as on the Lineage 1000. A full joint venture agreement will be finalized "within the next few months," Embraer said. Jun 18, 2007 Japan Airlines, Lufthansa, Embraer Brazilian planemaker Embraer said it had signed a firm order with Lufthansa for 30 of its 190 model regional airliner A regional airliner is a small airliner designed to fly between 35 and 100 passengers from point to point, generally within one country. This class of airliner are typically flown by the regional airline divisions of the larger international airlines, although they perform cargo and a deal with Japan Airlines for 10 of the smaller 170 model. Japan Airlines also took options on five more 170s, Embraer announced at the Paris air show. The deals are worth over USD$1 billion at list prices and could top USD$3 billion if all options and purchase rights are exercised, Embraer said in a news release. Embraer competes with Canada's Bombardier in the market for regional airliners List of regional airliners These aircraft are distinguishable from other airplanes because of their significance in filling the short-hop role in the hub and spoke model of passenger and cargo distribution. . Jun 18, 2007 TAM, Boeing TAM converted purchase rights for four Boeing 777-300ERs into firm orders. It announced the initial order for four firm aircraft and four purchase rights last fall. TAM said its share of the international market among Brazilian carriers last month was 72.4% and it intends to grow "by increasing flights to countries where it already operates in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , the US and Europe as well as launching other potential destinations to attract leisure and business passengers." Jun 20, 2007 TAME, Embraer TAME of Ecuador converted two Embraer E-190 options. The airline operates two E-170s and a single E-190. The new aircraft will be delivered by year end. "This decision is based on the success achieved by operating this type of airplane, which was first acquired in 2006, that has boosted passenger demand," TAME President Fernando Martinez de la Vega de la Vega is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning "of the plain" and may refer to: People (arranged by date of birth)
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